{"id":2803,"date":"2026-05-29T10:15:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/?p=2803"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:45:14","slug":"hicup-lab-welcomed-international-researchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/hicup-lab-welcomed-international-researchers\/","title":{"rendered":"HICUP Lab Welcomed International Researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In May, HICUP Lab welcomed several international researchers and professors as part of ongoing research collaborations with the FAMNIT. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=OIBm0LkAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Daniel le Roux<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.su.ac.za\/en\">Stellenbosch University<\/a> visited the lab, hosted by Klen \u010copi\u010d Pucihar and Matja\u017e Kljun. His visit continued a long-standing collaboration with HICUP Lab, which has already resulted in a joint research publication, with a second paper currently in preparation. The collaboration also includes researcher exchanges between Slovenia and South Africa and a prospective PhD collaboration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img1431-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img1431-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img1431-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img1431-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img1431.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-25-at-9.11.07-AM-1024x770.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-25-at-9.11.07-AM-1024x770.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-25-at-9.11.07-AM-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-25-at-9.11.07-AM-768x578.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-25-at-9.11.07-AM.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lab also hosted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrdndj.com\/\">Jordan Aiko Deja<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dlsu.edu.ph\/\">De La Salle University<\/a>, a former PhD student of the Hicup Lab, further strengthening international links in human-computer interaction and related research areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, Marko Tkal\u010di\u010d hosted <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=vK7a7K8AAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Francesco Ricci<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unibz.it\/\">Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=MtyaO2cAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Petar Knees<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuwien.at\/\">TU Wien<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=dMHif84AAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Bruce Ferwerda<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/ju.se\/en\">J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping University<\/a>, whose visits focused on recommender systems, personalisation, and user modeling. These visits provided valuable opportunities for knowledge exchange, discussion of ongoing projects, and the development of future joint research activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3786-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3786-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3786-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3786-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3786-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3786-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img1436-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img1436-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img1436-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img1436-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img1436.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-26-at-11.11.10-AM-4-1024x770.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-26-at-11.11.10-AM-4-1024x770.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-26-at-11.11.10-AM-4-300x226.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-26-at-11.11.10-AM-4-768x578.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-26-at-11.11.10-AM-4.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More details about this news can be found on the faculty website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.famnit.upr.si\/en\/news\/the-faculty-hosted-n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UP FAMNIT News<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Follow HICUP Lab in its official channels for more updates:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HicupLab\">X<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/hicup.famnit.upr.si\">Website<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCBY8PSOvo2ssWAPFJ2DBLtQ\">Youtube<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/hicuplab\">Linkedin<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For feedback regarding our media content, you may contact our&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:michelle.fernando@famnit.upr.si\">Social media and web manager<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In May, HICUP Lab welcomed several international researchers and professors as part of ongoing research collaborations with the FAMNIT. 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